Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Neighbor Found Guilty of Murder
Oct 1, 2019 Amber Guyger, who is white, fatally shot her black, unarmed neighbor Botham Jean after she said she mistook his apartment for her own.Notorious Drug Lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Convicted
Feb 12, 2019 The ex-leader of the murderous Sinaloa cartel, a jail escape artist who made billions in smuggling profits, faces decades in U.S. prison.
Should Employers Be Allowed to Discriminate Based on Criminal Records?
Dec 29, 2013 If we want individuals to form part of society after they've been released from prison, the question on job applications about convictions should be prohibited, some people believe. In certain places, the process of "banning the box" has already begun.
Demjanjuk Facing Jail Time for Holocaust Role
May 12, 2011 It's taken several decades and a couple of different judicial systems, but Thursday, John Demjanjuk, an American who helped the Nazis murder about 28,000 Jews at a prison camp in Poland during the Holocaust, was finally sentenced to prison.
U.K. Troops Suspected of Murdering Iraqi Civilians
Sep 12, 2010 British soldiers are suspected of murdering a number of Iraqi civilians in the wake of the 2003 invasion. But military prosecutors have resisted filing any charges, saying there is no realistic prospect of winning convictions.
Stevens Won’t Back Down
Oct 28, 2008 Even as his conviction has politicos rethinking Senate filibuster math, Ted Stevens of Alaska says he'll fight the verdict and continue campaigning for re-election. It's not all bad news for the longest serving Senate Republican -- and you really can't make this up -- the Senate doesn't ban convicted felons.
Former Illinois Governor Is Denied Appeal, Stays in Prison
May 28, 2008 The fraud and racketeering case against former Illinois Gov. George Ryan has come to an end after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his final request to appeal his 2006 conviction. With no other move to make, Ryan, who has been incarcerated since late 2007, will likely seek a commutation of his six-year sentence from President Bush.
